Rani
Padmini
Was
Well-Trained
As
per
a
report
In
Times
Of
India,
''Rani
Padmini
was
well-trained
in
war
strategies
and
battleship.
This
made
her
adept
at
the
art
of
swordsmanship.''
Pic
courtesy-Wikimedia
Commons
She
Kept
A
Swayamvar
''During
her
swayamvar,
she
kept
a
condition
that
whoever
would
defeat
the
designated
fighter
in
a
sword
battle
would
win
her.''
Pic
Courtesy-Wikimedia
Commons
The
Kings
Didn't
Know
That...
‘'However,
the
designated
sword
fighter
was
Padmini
herself.''
In
Pic-Rani
Padmini's
Palace
(Picture
courtesy-
Wikipedia)
Only
King
Rawal
Ratan
Singh
Won
''Many
princes
and
kings
lost
to
her
and
it
was
only
king
Rawal
Ratan
Singh
who
won
and
she
had
to
marry
him.''
The
Story
Of
Raghav
Chetan
''Raghav
Chetan
was
an
artist
in
the
royal
court
of
Chittor
and
was
secretly
a
sorcerer
who
killed
many
for
his
purposes.''
When
Raja
Ratan
Singh
Caught
Raghav
Chetan
Red-Handed
‘'Once,
Ratan
Sen
caught
him
red-handed
and
he
was
banished
from
the
kingdom.''
Alauddin
Saw
Rani
Padmini's
Reflection
In
A
Mirror
''This
led
him
to
Alauddin
Khilji,
praising
Rani
Padmini
in
front
of
him
and
Alauddin
besieging
the
kingdom
of
Chittor.
He
only
saw
Padmini
in
a
reflection
as
she
didn't
allow
him
to
see
her
face
to
face.''
In
Pic-The
mirror
in
which
Alauddin
saw
Rani
Padmini.
Picture
courtesy-Times
OF
India
He
Deceitfully
Captured
Ratan
Singh
''Alauddin
deceitfully
captured
Ratan
Singh.
This
led
to
the
women
of
Chittor
prepare
for
Jauhar
while
the
fight
was
still
going
on.
As
many
soldiers
of
Chittor's
army
died,
Ratan
Singh
also
died
while
fighting
beside
his
men.''
Picture
courtesy-TOI
Rani
Padmini
Was
The
First
To
Jump
In
The
Jauhar
Kund
''The
women
walked
down
a
secret
passage
within
the
fort
that
led
to
the
Jauhar
Kund.
Padmini
was
the
first
to
jump
in
the
Jauhar
Kund
while
other
women
followed.''
In
Pic-Jauhar
kund
Their
Cries
Were
So
Loud
That
Alauddin
Ordered
The
Kund
To
Be
Closed
Permanently
''Their
cries
and
wailings
were
so
loud
that
Alauddin
ordered
the
passage
to
be
closed
permanently
and
it
was
reopened
only
after
many
years
by
the
king
of
Chittor
to
honour
the
brave
women.''
In
Padmaavat
In
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
Padmaavat,
Deepika
Padukone
has
essayed
the
role
of
Rani
Padmini.